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Open Toolkits

Open Toolkits

OERs composed by MA Contemporary Art Theory Students

Category: Yellow Basho 🍋

Toolkits by CATs in the Yellow Basho

Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary: In recent years, sleep problems have received increasing attention and discussion, especially after the start of winter time. Many people are troubled by sleep issues due to emotions, lifestyle habits, and other factors. This toolkit will help you create a simple sleep healing tool: a soft, fragrant pillow “toy.” The entire creation process is […]

Photograph of abstract spatial drawing printed onto acetate

Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroduction The activity will teach you a practical, repeatable method for abstracting a real space. You will follow a set of steps to produce a rough piece of work, which you may then choose to refine or use as a basis for further experimentation. You may either work digitally or on paper, which can aid […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesSummary: Explore the subconscious through art mediums (painting, installation, digital creation, etc.) to deepen self-awareness and identity; provide a safe outlet for emotions to help release repressed feelings such as anxiety and trauma, and relieve psychological stress; promote interpersonal interaction and collaboration, and cultivate empathy and social skills in group art therapy. Materials needed: pens、paper […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesAims: My open toolkit may help contemporary art students gain clearer insight into career prospects. It can effectively help relieve employment pressures and reshape their employment perceptions through psychological support or job opportunities on various websites.   Image source: SHVETS production on Pexels Step 1: Experience sharing (10 mins) a) Introduce your previous work experience. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesReading Time: 3–5 minutes This toolkit helps beginners understand exhibition accessibility through two practical tasks: writing alternative text and assessing visual clarity. In exhibitions, accessibility means all visitors—including those with visual impairments—can access information. This toolkit offers simple ways to make visual culture more inclusive.   No physical tools needed just a pen or digital device […]

Four static images with identical compositions document a figure acting out the act of tying their shoes at different moments during the action. The camera is tilted down, showing a wood floor background that takes up the entire background.

Reading Time: 3 minutesOverview How often do you reflect on the habits in your everyday life that seem to go unnoticed? In this toolkit, you will focus on these seemingly mundane physical actions and explore how the meaning of these actions changes when you remove these actions from their contexts of productivity or habit. Repetition and duration are […]

A flat lay of everyday items including a comb, game controller, phone, pen, pills, and a plush rabbit.

Reading Time: 3 minutesLearning Aims You will: Explore your personal memories through an object or photo that is meaningful to you How do objects connect with identity and memory Learn to tell the story of the same object from multiple perspectives 💡Tip: This event is an invitation rather than a request. You can freely choose the content and […]

This is the cover of the toolkit. In the upper left corner of the image are two layers of colored oil pastels, with a black oil pastel placed horizontally on top. Bottom right is the result of this toolkit using oil pastels. This is a colorful firework bursting on a black background, with stars and various short lines surrounding it.

Reading Time: 4 minutes📖Introduction In today’s fast-paced life, people are more or less under pressure from many aspects, which leads to the generation of low-level anxiety. This toolkit will help you relieve low-level anxiety in the moment through an artistic healing method. Rediscover your inner peace by engaging in the practice of art. Do you ever feel anxious […]

This is an image in the style of a colorful checkerboard game, featuring a winding path composed of segments in the dopamine color scheme of yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue and green. Several circular nodes connect different parts of the path, and soft color gradients fill the background, corresponding to the colors of the path. The text on the image is respectively the title“Exploration of Life Path: Growth and Choices”and the key statements about this game“What kind of life do we actually desire? and”A 20-minute journey through the course of human life“ , and various colored dice appear in the lower left and lower right corners.

Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction🎮 This toolkit is an experiential life simulation game centered around narrative, card drawing, and choices. The learners will draw cards representing family, education, health, career and social relationships at different stages of their lives. It enables learners to experience a complete life cycle from birth to old age within twenty minutes. Through the interweaving […]

This is a manhole cover with Marine life and a manhole cover mark on it

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe City beneath our Feet is a 20-minute open learning toolkit centered on Manhole Cover Rubbing. It invites learners to take to the streets, to re-understand the city from beneath their feet through rubbing, recording and reflection, and to discover the infrastructure and traces of time hidden in daily life. Materials Needed 2 to 3 […]

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